Oneness
Read Ephesians 4:1-7 “Search me O God and know my heart; try me and know my thoughts. See if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me...
Devoted in Love, Faithful in Prayer
Read Romans 12:9-21 After a thirteen-year estrangement, my dad and I reconciled toward the end of 2018. Five months later he was diagnosed with advanced small cell carcinoma, and this...
Blessed
Read Psalm 24:1-10 We are blessed. It has always been the plan of God to bless all the peoples of the world. Even when Adam and Eve sinned, and life...
What is Required?
Read Micah 6:6-8 “And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8) Over the years...
Real Life
Read Philippians 2:5-11 Are you familiar with the phrase, “What Would Jesus Do?” It was popular in the 1990’s among church youth groups. It served to remind Christians that they...
The Way Down is the Way Up
Read Matthew 5:1-11 “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:10) This has been a challenging year like no other. The...
Sabbath Day: Saturday, February 20
Over the course of the last few days, we have been reading challenging words from Jesus: “take up your cross,” “deny yourself,” “follow me,” “I did not come to bring...
Our Necessary Food
Read John 6:60-69 “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. For...
Look to the Cross
Read Matthew 10:32-39 Among the elders at the church I attended in college was an assistant district attorney. Affable and energetic, he made a point of encouraging the visiting students...
Dying to Become Real
Read Matthew 16:24-28 “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” (Matthew 16:24) I remember when as a teenager I had...